Take today for instance... My plan was to finsh a survey for my ezine subscribers as well as the information page for my new Automatic Repurpose! program. Ambitious enough by itself.
Saturdays are usually great days for me to do planning and thinking projects as the phone's not ringing and my husband has band practice (he is in a blues/rock band and plays bass). The dogs and cats just hang out and listen to me (I tend to talk to mysef when working on planning and thinking projects). :-)
DH (darling hubby) just called to say that he's bringing a friend home from band practice to watch the game tonight (football -- Patriots are 16 and 0 and playing Jacksonville, a tough team, in the playoffs) -- DH does better when he has someone to yell at the TV with -- and they'll be hungry after practice.
Normally we'd order some takeout and things would be great, but this particular friend lives alone and eats enough takeout so I always make a nice homecooked meal (I love to cook) when he comes over.
When working from home, "home" and "office" life clash often. I'll share some of my time management and productivity tips in my next posting. Gotta go make dinner for the guys...
Too bad your business plans got interrupted. I'd say it's not much 'home' and 'office' life get clashed. It's 'marriage relationship' and 'office' get clashed. I think non-married people have less obligations.
Posted by: Paola | February 08, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Hi Paola,
LOL...it definitely depends on the nature of your relationship, and sometimes the time of year.
I often get inspired to write on Sunday afternoons and find I have a much easier time doing it during football season when my husband is otherwise occupied. :-)
All joking aside, it's critical when one partner has a home-based business for boundaries to be set about the difference between "home" time and "work" time.
My husband and I worked it out very early in my business and we both love the benefits, and income, it provides.
Thanks for posting!
Best wishes,
Sandy
Posted by: sandramartini | February 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM